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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter talks to U.S. Pacific Command personnel aboard the USS Missouri (BB 63) Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 18, 2012. Carter visited with Pacific Command personnel to thank them for their service during a critical transition of U.S. Forces in the Asia-Pacific region. Carter is in the first stage of a 10-day trip to the Asia-Pacific region with stops in Guam, Japan, Thailand, India and South Korea. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth, U.S. Air Force. (Released)